(19)
(11) EP 1 614 438 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/03

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/02

(21) Application number: 05019001.6

(22) Date of filing: 31.05.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61M 1/36(2006.01)
 G06F 17/50(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT SE

(30) Priority: 01.06.2000 JP 2000164267

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
01113266.9 / 1159977

(71) Applicant: JMS Co., Ltd.
Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima 730-8652 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Yoshinaga, Kunio
    Hiroshima-shi Hiroshima 733-0871 (JP)
  • Maehama, Hirosato
    Hiroshima-shi Hiroshima 733-0871 (JP)
  • Nakagawa, Noriaki
    Hiroshima-shi 731-0154 (JP)

(74) Representative: Schwarzensteiner, Marie-Luise 
Grape & Schwarzensteiner Patentanwälte Sebastiansplatz 7
80331 München
80331 München (DE)

   


(54) Method and apparatus for configuring a blood circuit


(57) The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for configuring a blood circuit for medical application, the blood circuit consisting of at least one unit section (A-G) and a plurality of selectable unit components (1-13) each unit section, the method comprising:
using a blood circuit system database (201) in which data with respect to the unit sections (A-G) and the unit components (1-13) contained in the blood circuit system are stored,
inputting one of the unit sections (A-G) on a basis of the blood circuit system database (201) as an assigned unit section (A-G) to the computer (S 101),
extracting the data of a plurality of the corresponding unit components (1-13) from the blood circuit system database by the computer based on the input assigned unit section (A-G), and displaying the extracted data on a display (S 102),
inputting one component selected from the displayed unit components (1-13) as a selected unit component to the computer (S 103),
after carrying out the above-mentioned procedures in the at least one unit section (A-G), by the use of the blood circuit system database, displaying an assembly drawing showing an entire configuration of the blood circuit obtained by combining the input selected unit components (1-13) and at least one of a full length of the blood circuit or an amount of filled blood on a display, and then
inputting a command for changing the selection of the unit components (1-13) or a command for confirming the configuration of the blood circuit in the computer (S 104).
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